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. 2022 Jun 13;78(17):18777–18824. doi: 10.1007/s11227-022-04586-1
IF {
1) Nodes lost their keys that they have used for stored ciphertexts encryption.
OR
2) The encryptor node as the only owner of a primary key was destructed and cannot extract the corresponding plaintexts anymore.
OR
3) There was an emergency condition and access to the key for decryption was time-consuming.
(e.g.,it is likely in healthcare systems or critical infrastructures)
   }
THEN {
The intermediary storage (Cloud/Fog/Edge) without the primary secret key reveals the plain message only once for a legitimate or a representative user.
   }